Mrs. Marlow

Once again I felt I got slammed in the belly, this was weird, we were so intimate and yet she could not or did not want to tell me about a very sad part of her life. I was mad, not at Edna but at myself for not seeing or knowing what she was going through.

I saw Edna's son, he was in the army National guard and was able to get away for the services. I hugged him and told him I was so sorry for his loss. He seemed not to know of his Moms relationship with his buddy and I was glad about that.

I was home in my bedroom now and I had very mixed feelings about opening that bag but figured I might as well and so I am doing this now. I take out a brassiere with a bow on it and I remove the bow and unwind the bra and there are half a dozen pair of her half-glasses, three pair in gold half-square and three pair in silver half-moon style all with dainty glass beaded neck chains.

I look into the bag and there is another brassiere with a mauve bow on it and I take out the bra and remove the bow and here wrapped up inside are six pair of silver oval style glasses, also with glass beaded chains. There was a letter on the bottom.

My Dear Chuck, I so wish I could thank you for the love and kindness you gave me. When I really gave it thought, your cleaning my gold half-square glasses as you were fond of calling them was simply you wanting to do something nice for me.

I had just come back from the doctor who told me the bad news about my kidneys failing, That is why I was so 'short' with you but I know now you understand.

Since our lovely time together began with my half-glasses, I thought you would would like to have these and my oval style glasses, all with beaded neck chains.

I love you dearly Chuck.

Edna

I have really changed, I loved Edna the way any man who appreciated a wonderful loving woman would and there are times when a picture of us sweeps across my mind in a fleeting second, but no matter how short that time is, it is always welcome and every now and then I take care of things in hopes of reliving the times we were happy together.

The End